Bobcat Lynx rufus Least concern
Where the bobcat lives – recorded in 3 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.
Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 56,041 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See small wild cats on the world map
| Scientific name | Lynx rufus |
|---|---|
| Group | Small wild cats |
| Status | Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label) |
| Found in | 3 countries |
| Continents | North America |
| Mass | 310 g (birth weight) |
| Diet (main food) | North American porcupine, raccoon, insect, Didelphis virginiana, fish, Myocastor coypus, carrion, European Mole, Gray fox, Tamias, black-tailed prairie dog, muskrat, Canada Goose, Lepus europaeus, Wild Turkey, salmon, Salmo, American marten, American red squirrel, Greater Roadrunner, cottontail rabbit, snowshoe hare, Mephitidae, house mouse, red fox, rabbit |
| Class | Mammal |
| Order | Carnivora |
| Family | Felidae |
Where does the bobcat live?
Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the bobcat in 3 countries and territories across North America.
Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.
How big is a bobcat?
Wikidata records the following for the bobcat: mass 310 g (birth weight).
What does a bobcat eat?
Wikidata lists the main food source of the bobcat as: North American porcupine, raccoon, insect, Didelphis virginiana, fish, Myocastor coypus, carrion, European Mole, Gray fox, Tamias, black-tailed prairie dog, muskrat, Canada Goose, Lepus europaeus, Wild Turkey, salmon, Salmo, American marten, American red squirrel, Greater Roadrunner, cottontail rabbit, snowshoe hare, Mephitidae, house mouse, red fox, rabbit.
Is the bobcat endangered?
The bobcat’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the bobcat?
The bobcat (Lynx rufus) is a mammal in the order Carnivora and the family Felidae, genus Lynx. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)
About the bobcat
The bobcat (Lynx rufus), also known as the wildcat, bay lynx, or red lynx, is one of the four extant species within the medium-sized wild cat genus Lynx. Native to North America, it ranges from southern Canada through most of the contiguous United States to Oaxaca in Mexico. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List since 2002, due to its wide distribution and large population. Although it has been hunted extensively both for sport and fur, populations have proven stable, though declining in some areas.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Bobcat (revision 1381416479), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q131907 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).
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